The Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Outdoor Programmes is for employers to expand funded training programmes, to widen recruitment and improve retention, to improve the experience base at lower levels of the sector as well as to provide progression opportunities to and within the outdoors at Level 3.
To find out what qualifications you can deliver as a part of this Apprenticeship, click on each component of the graphic below to reveal the relevant 1st4sport qualification.
Qualifications that can be Delivered as Part of this Apprenticeship
Learners must complete the following competency qualification to successfully achieve this apprenticeship:
1st4sport Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Outdoor Programmes
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No provision available through 1st4sport to support this component.
Learners must complete one of the following mandatory technical certificates in employment awareness to successfully achieve this apprenticeship:
1st4sport Level 3 Award in Employment Awareness in Active Leisure and Learning (QCF)
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1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Employment Awareness in the Outdoors (QCF)
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Learners must complete the following Functional Skills qualifications to successfully achieve this apprenticeship:
1st4sport Functional Skills Qualification in English at Level 2 (coming soon)
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1st4sport Functional Skills Qualification in Maths at Level 2 (coming soon)
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Learners must complete a minimum of one qualification to successfully achieve this apprenticeship.
Any 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching or 1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Coaching can be used for apprentices working on sites where they are responsible for delivering coaching sessions in a context of a specific sport.
How You Can Offer 1st4sport’s Qualifications
Organisations new to 1st4sport
If you are not already a 1st4sport recognised centre, you need to apply to become one. The first step is to check you can meet the Centre Recognition and Qualification Approval Criteria for the qualification (s) within this apprenticeship that you are interested in and submit the forms to us.
You can find more information on this process by visiting: Five Steps to Becoming a 1st4sport Recognised Centre.
Please note: you will not be able to become recognised or approved until you have confirmed that you can meet these criteria.
Existing 1st4sport recognised centres
If you are already a 1st4sport recognised centre and would like to seek approval to deliver any qualifications that can be used as part of this apprenticeship, please check that your centre can meet the Qualification Approval Criteria.
You can find more information on this process by visiting: Four Steps to Becoming Approved to Deliver an Additional Qualification.
Please note: you will not be able to become approved until you have confirmed that you can meet these criteria.
